As we reported last week, the strong legal arguments that we presented concerning the so-called remedial requirements put the Government's back against the wall and now they are conducting an RDP and Interlock review at the OSMV for 1200 drivers who were in limbo due to Sivia.
We got the ball rolling when we first learned of this group of people back in late September 2012. We put our plan into motion when six courageous British Columbians decided to take a stand and challenge the decision. These clients, who are the heroes of this story, instructed us to take this all...

Strong legal challenges from motorists forced to pay thousands of dollars in costs as part of the government's get-tough impaired driving laws have prompted a review that could put the brakes on drunk driving penalties worth more than $2,600 for some drivers, says British Columbia's deputy superintendent of motor vehicles.
"What's happened is we've had some petitions lately with some strong legal arguments," said Stephanie Melvin. "We've taken another look at what we're trying to do."
Vancouver lawyer Paul Doroshenko, whose practice specializes in impaired driving cases, estimates about a half dozen of the 17 motorists who sparked the government review are...

There is a much more updated post on this topic dealing with the reconsideration for referral to the responsible driver program and the success we've had in this regard. Please see: We can have the responsible driver program requirement lifted
The BC Government announced yesterday that the OSMV is reviewing 1,200 Immediate Roadside Prohibition files. They better get ready, because they're going to have to review a lot more than that.
It’s been about two months since we started taking action for clients who were compelled to complete the remedial requirements (Interlock and Responsible Driver Program) after receiving an Immediate Roadside Prohibition...

We decided in the summer of 2010 that we would take on the 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition scheme and that we would defend clients with IRPs despite the fact that we condemn the scheme itself. Some lawyers were so disgusted with the IRP legislation that they simply refused to accept the cases. Others were quickly discouraged when they learned that their innocent clients would end up stuck with an IRP because of a grossly flawed review process. But we decided to carry on because we knew that we would get better and better and we knew that everyone who gets...

The Superintendent of Motor Vehicles gave an interview reported on CBC’s website where he stated that he hasn’t obtained reliable data to show that the prohibition on using mobile devices has saved any lives. He says that the law works. He just can’t prove it.
It’s a reasonable statement because, like the IRP scheme, you can’t accurately identify cause and effect. There are simply too many variables at play.
Of course, there is a court challenge to the IRP scheme and no court challenge to the laws prohibiting the use of mobile phones. So the Government is more than willing to give...

Many people and businesses are celebrating the end of the hockey lockout/strike. From taxi drivers, ticket resellers, restaurant and bar owners, hospitality industry workers, the people and the companies that sell advertising, the businesses that supply all of the sports bars and restaurants and stadiums with all of their stuff -- they're all happy, and in particular the breweries because in a matter of days, people will be out watching hockey games and spending their money to buy tickets, taxis, food and beer. Lots and lots of beer.
Of course, a number of folks won't take taxis. It turns out hockey...

If you can recall the wording of your Immediate Roadside Prohibition review decision, and you remember the phrase "clerical error" or some such dismissive comment used by the OSMV tribunal to suggest that a police officer simply made a mistake when completing his or her evidence, you may want to pull that decision out and read it in light of the Modhgill decision.
In Modhgill the calibration expiry date was so far down the road that you could not say that the ASD was being properly calibrated. The service expiry date may have been correct or it may have been inadvertently...

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